Japanese symbol for “smashing”
激突
げきとつ
Romaji: gekitotsu
crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision
In Japanese, smashing is 激突, read げきとつ (gekitotsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision
- n, vi, vs clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smashing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撃破 | げきは gekiha | defeating; crushing; smashing |
| 破砕 | はさい hasai | crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking |
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing |
| スマッシング | スマッシング sumasshingu | smashing |
| 毀壊 | きかい kikai | breaking; demolishing; smashing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 激しい | はげしい hageshii | violent; furious; tempestuous |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
| 過激 | かげき kageki | extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language) |
| 激励 | げきれい gekirei | encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on) |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.